{"product_id":"the-wood-at-midwinter-9781639734481","title":"The Wood at Midwinter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling and prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePiranesi \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. They're the same thing really.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scot is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees-and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, Merowdis encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a strange figure enters in their midst-and the path of her life is changed forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing gorgeous illustrations truly worthy of the magic of this story and an afterword by Susanna Clarke explaining how she came to write it, this is a mesmerizing, must-have addition to any fantasy reader's bookshelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanna Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875166753042,"sku":"9781639734481","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf6f2b3b-f8fc-417b-aa20-f7581933ffeb.jpg?v=1738018926","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wood-at-midwinter-9781639734481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}